CN1170655C - Apparatus and method for the restoration of optical storage media - Google Patents
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Abstract
A restoration apparatus and method for removing surface defects that exit in a top surface layer of an optical storage medium, comprising a support carriage (12) having an interior portion containing fluids (156, 158); a retention disk (32) supported on a bearing surface (30) that freely rotates and said the retention disk is positioned within a fluid tight recess (22) that is in communication with the said fluids and the optical storage medium; and arm assembly (52) having a motor (100) and a polishing head (50) with a restoration medium, said arm is hingly attached to the top surface of the support carriage. Rotation of the polishing head against the surface of the optical storage medium causes it to rotate in an opposite direction.
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a kind of apparatus and method that are used to repair storage medium.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of be used for the removing lip-deep scratch of the optical reading storage medium such as compact disk (CD), digital video disk (DVD) etc. and the apparatus and method of similar flaw.
Background technology
Selected just more and more the storage medium of optical reading storage medium such as audio frequency, video and computer compact disk (CD) etc. as computer software, Voice ﹠ Video content.This type of medium can provide quite high memory capacity in less relatively space, and digitized format can be guaranteed the sound good in the playing process and the quality of image.Lamination one protective clear layer forms in the metal disc of digital code information or the substrate by containing one usually for CD and relevant optical reading medium.This protective clear layer can prevent that metal disc or substrate are impaired in normal use.By forming " pit " and " face between the hole " arranged along concentric circular tracks, can be in metal disc or substrate with coding digital information.Face is used for representing digital information between these pits and hole, thereby can be used for the sound of digitized forms or the information of similar digitized forms are stored on the disc.
At work, come down to by reproduce digital information on it with the surface of laser beam flying compact disk.Scan laser just in time focuses on the below of the protective surface of CD, thereby the flaw in the protective layer can not influence information and sends out CD.When laser beam passed through optical disc surface, it was by the surface reflection of metal disc or substrate.And along with laser beam is reflected, it also is subjected to the modulation of face between pit contained on the metal disc and hole.Modulated laser is detected by receiver, and it is decoded and change into the operable form of concrete device (such as computer or compact disc player) that is installed in CD to modulate represented digital information.As everyone knows, the stored digital of information and retrieval can provide higher data quality and repeatability.
Though the plastic coating on most of optical reading medium can provide protection to a certain degree, long-term use of medium and/or improper use meeting are caused scratch and relevant flaw in coating media.These scratches or relevant flaw can cause loss of data or interruption in the computer software medium, or cause sound and/or quality of image variation unfriendly in sound/as medium.If coating has a large amount of flaws, then medium may be scrapped fully.
Therefore, if can repair impaired optical storage media, then this will be a kind of progress.Specifically, as if scratch and other flaw that can remove on the CD old or that be subjected to improper disposal, to prolong the service life of CD, then this will be favourable.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a general purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of apparatus and method that are used to repair/repair the optical storage media such as compact disk etc.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of and is used to remove the lip-deep scratch of optical storage media or relevant flaw, to prolong the medium system and method in service life.
Purpose in addition of the present invention is to provide a kind of and can removes lip-deep scratch of optical storage media and/or flaw, makes medium system and method without any data, sound and/or image loss in replayed section.
To achieve these goals, according to the present invention who describes and specialize, the present invention relates to a kind of prosthetic device and a kind of corresponding method that is used to recover the availability of optical reading storage medium here.In a preferred embodiment, this reparation comprises the lip-deep scratch of optical storage media, defective and the relevant flaw removal such as compact disk etc.Specifically, the prosthetic device of illustrated embodiment be configured to can remove on the protective layer that may be present in most of optical reading storage medium or within flaw.And, can remove flaw and keep the integrality of contained numerical data in the metallic substrates.
Say that roughly the prosthetic device of making according to the technology of the present invention comprises a holding tray, its inner size and dimension is made for and detachably holds described optical storage media; One bearing assembly, it is operably connected to described holding tray and allows described holding tray freely to rotate when described optical storage media is contained in wherein; One can hold the fluid sealing depression of described holding tray and described bearing assembly, and the described optical storage media that is contained in the described holding tray can be arranged to and fluid repair materials fluid communication at least in part; Thereby at least a portion top coat of removing described optical storage media is removed existing device to the small part defective in the described top coat; And described optical storage media end face polished device with the availability of recovering described optical storage media.
One preferred embodiment of prosthetic device also comprises the device of the lip-deep scratch, defective and the relevant flaw that are used to remove the optical storage media that is held in the holding device.In an illustrated embodiment, scratch/defective removal device is embodied as a rubbing head, and it can be arranged to contact with at least a portion surface of storage medium.In addition, rubbing head is resisted against dielectric surface and operates a polishing medium, thereby removes protective layer and and then removal scratch, defective and/or other surface blemish of q.s.In a present institute preferred embodiment, rubbing head is a circular piece that for example can be rotated by a motor.This rubbing head has a rotating surface, can be fixed for above polishing and/or polishing the dissimilar polishing medium on storage medium surface.
In a preferred embodiment, rubbing head, a respective axes of rotation and motor all are arranged on one and form in the housing of a support arm assembly.This support arm assembly is connected in main support housing surface movably and contacts with its surface when making rubbing head optionally be arranged in storage medium to be fixed in the holding tray.In a preferred embodiment, rubbing head is arranged in the support arm assembly and can puts in non-concentric mode and be against the storage medium surface.Like this, when rubbing head rotates against storage medium surface, they make a concerted effort storage medium and holding tray are freely rotated along the direction of rotating in contrast to rubbing head.This can more effectively remove protective layer and quicken repair process.
And, in a preferred embodiment, the control of prosthetic device is realized that by an Electronic Control panel and corresponding electronic component they are arranged on the surface of main support housing.Control panel can be carried out such as the time in any concrete stage of lifting arm assembly, control motor and rubbing head rotating speed, control repair process, function the indication etc. is provided for the operating personnel of prosthetic device in the electronics mode.
Except can be used for repairing the prosthetic device of storage medium, the invention still further relates to a kind of novel method of repairing optical storage media.This method can be used with said apparatus, also can use with the equipment and/or the device of other type.First step is that the medium that will have enough abrasivenesses acts on the optical storage media surface, to remove at least a portion protective layer that covers and protect the bottom recording medium.Remove this protective layer, all scratches in removing protective layer, defective or relevant flaw.Preferably, it is to carry out under the situation that lubricant (such as deionized water) arranged that this scratch of this method is removed part, is subjected to excessive scratch so that the surface of storage medium is unlikely when removing protective layer.
In case from the surface removal of storage medium the protective layer of capacity, just carry out second step.This step is that a polishing material is acted on the storage medium surface, to increase by a new protective layer at dielectric surface.In this step, the most handy one rubbing head of being furnished with a suitable polished part polishes and repairs the storage medium surface equably.When this step finishes, got rid of any flaw in the surface that is present in CD or corresponding medium originally.And, also kept enough protective layers, avoid scratch and flaw influence later on the protection CD.Then, CD just can desirable mode use.
Therefore, the present invention also provides a kind of method that is used to remove the defective on optical storage media surface, said method comprising the steps of: make described optical storage media location and the surface of described optical storage media is communicated with a lubricant fluid; Operation be resisted against described optical storage media the surface one grind repair materials, be removed to the small part surface and and then remove existing defective in the described surface; Remove the lubricant that contacts with described optical storage media surface; Make described optical storage media location and make the surface and a polishing solution fluid communication of described optical storage media; And a non-grinding and polishing medium of operating the surface that is resisted against described optical storage media reaches one period that is enough to increase on described optical storage media surface a new protective layer.
Above-mentioned and other purpose, characteristics and advantage of the present invention can become more clear by following description and appended claims, also can be fully realized by implementing as described below.
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For ease of understand realizing the mode of the present invention above-mentioned and other advantage and purpose, above the present invention who sketches is described more specifically below with reference to the specific embodiment that is shown in the accompanying drawing.Only represent representative embodiment of the present invention and should not think to come more characterization, more specifically describe and illustrate the present invention by using accompanying drawing under the prerequisite to the restriction of its scope understanding these accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of a prosthetic device.
Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of presentation graphs 1 prosthetic device in more detail.
Fig. 3 be Fig. 1 prosthetic device the exploded perspective view of polishing assembly.
Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view of the support arm assembly of Fig. 1 prosthetic device.
Fig. 5 is the side sectional view of support arm assembly of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is expression one flow chart of the preferred a series of storage mediums reparation steps of institute at present.
Fig. 7 is the exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the operation of this prosthetic device of expression.
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Referring to accompanying drawing, a present institute preferred embodiment of apparatus and method of the present invention shown in the figure.Fig. 1 represents the exploded perspective view of an example of the prosthetic device that is configured to according to technology of the present invention, this prosthetic device total by label 10 expressions.Prosthetic device 10 can be used to remove scratch and similar flaw or the defective on the optical storage media such as the compact disk (CD) that stored sound and/or computer data are used.Be appreciated that device 10 can be used for the similar optical storage media of any kind, such as digital video disk (DVD) etc.Preferably, this device comprises that one is used to keep the holding device of optical storage media to be repaired (such as CD), and this medium is held in and employed any fluid fluid communication at least in part in repair process.In addition, this device preferably includes the scratch, defective and the relevant flaw that are used to remove the storage medium surface and to surface finish, to recover and/or to improve the device of the availability of medium.This device comprises also that preferably one is used to holding device to provide the supporting arrangement of structure support and scratch to remove and burnishing device.Alternatively, this supporting arrangement formation one is used to store the inner shell of the employed fluid of repair process and/or other material.In addition, this device can comprise that one is used for that the Electronic Control scratch is removed and the electronic-controlled installation of other function aspects of the operation of burnishing device and/or prosthetic device.In the embodiment shown, prosthetic device 10 comprises a rectangle support 12, and a base plate 14 is installed above.One total a CD polishing assembly and total CD by label 18 expressions by label 16 expressions operationally is installed on the base plate 14 keeps assembly.Alternatively, base plate 14 also can be connected with an Electronic Control panel 20.To be described in more detail below with upper-part.
Fig. 1 shows the form that supporting arrangement how can a support 12 without limitation by way of example and implements.As shown in the figure, support 12 is configured to each member that can be prosthetic device supporting is provided.In an illustrated embodiment, support 12 is rectangular substantially, and has a horizonal base plate 14, is provided with each member of device above.In addition, support 12 forms the inside of a hollow, and it can be used to store the needed material of operation and the attachment device of prosthetic device 10.For example, in a preferred embodiment, CD is repaired employed fluid storage in two containers 156 and 158, and they are contained in the housing.Material (will be described in more detail below) contained in the container is by 160 sucking-offs of fluid pump.Can use the fluid pump of any kind that this function is provided.Alternatively, wheel or roller (not shown) can be equipped with in the bottom of support 12, so that move.Be appreciated that supporting and the shell structure that can use other, they can be of different sizes and size as required, to adapt to other member of user, optical storage media and prosthetic device 10.
Fig. 1 also shows an example implementing the structure of electronic-controlled installation with the form of circuit and Electronic Control panel 20.It is a kind of in order to control and to change the mechanism of the operating characteristic of prosthetic device 10 that circuit and Electronic Control panel 20 provide.Circuit and Electronic Control panel 20 are made of known circuit, such as programmable integrated circuit etc.Panel is equipped with LCD (LCD), so that show the operational circumstances of prosthetic device 10.But this integrated circuit retouching operation requirement, such as (but being not limited to these) such as time, rotating speed, fluid flows, all these will be below be described at the operation of prosthetic device 10.Circuit and Electronic Control panel 20 can have other that can realize identical function multi-form, such as analog circuit etc.
Fig. 1 also shows an example of the structure that can be used to implement the function that holding device provides.This structure comprises that fluid sealing depression 22 and CD keep assembly 18.As shown in the figure, base plate 14 has a depression 22 and around a depression corresponding seal 24 of 22.Seal 24 is rectangular substantially.The bottom side flat of seal 24 is connected in base plate 14 and forms fluid sealing between seal 24, depression 22 and base plate 14.As below will further discussing, this can prevent to have in repairing operating process any fluid to leak.Seal 24 can be formed by the various material that can form sealing when cooperating with polishing assembly 16.In a preferred embodiment, seal 24 is made of rubber or rubber type of material.
The shape and size of CD maintenance assembly 18 are made for and can be contained in the depression 22.And, keep assembly 18 to be implemented as and can keep a storage medium (being CD), and allow this CD to rotate freely.As more detailed expression among Fig. 2, CD keeps assembly 18 to comprise a bearing assembly 30 and a holding tray 32.Bearing assembly 30 is removable and operationally be contained in the depression 22.Bearing assembly 30 permission holding trays 32 and the CD that is contained in wherein freely rotate in the operating process of prosthetic device.In an illustrated embodiment, bearing assembly 30 comprises the accurate roller bearing 31 of a lower resistance coefficient.Roller bearing 31 has to be used to operate admits the hole 34 that is formed on the respective lower on the holding tray 32.Roller bearing 31 is inserted in the depression 22 and makes its center rotation be basically perpendicular to base plate 14 formed horizontal planes.Also can use other bearing arrangement, comprise ball bearing, sealing or open-type bearing or any similar structures of guaranteeing that holding tray 32 rotates freely.In addition, roller bearing 31 can be formed by various types of materials, comprises aluminium, stainless steel, metal, their alloy, compound and polymer, but is not limited to these.
Continuation represents among the figure that referring to Fig. 2 in a preferred embodiment, holding tray 32 has a upper plate 38 and a bottom 40.Upper plate 38 is configured to has the reference column 46 that a plurality of support lugs 44 and are positioned at the center.Support lug 44 centers on the periphery of upper plate 38 and is provided with, thereby maintains the edge of medium in repair process.Can use other the supporting structure flange 44 shown in replacing.Perhaps, upper plate 38 does not comprise flange 44, but applies the nonskid coating of one deck non-abrasive quality, in order to securely CD is remained in the appropriate location.
The center that the structure of reference column 46 and size are made for receivability and keep the CD dish.In one embodiment, reference column 46 is cylindrical substantially, and a conical or pyramidal projection is extended at its top.This projection helps CD boot and is positioned on the upper plate 38.In another kind of structure, reference column 46 can be replaced by a wing nut and screw bolt-type assembly, to keep the CD CD more firmly.Certainly, repair different media if desired, then can use different maintenance assembly/structures.
The bottom 40 of holding tray 32 is cylindrical substantially, and is connected in the bottom surface of upper plate 38 and basic and upper plate 38 is concentricity.The size of bottom 40 is made for and slidably is matched with in the bearing assembly 30 and allows CD holding tray 32 freely to rotate.Specifically, bottom 40 is embedded in the opening 34 of bearing 31.Bottom 40 can have different structures according to respective shapes, size and the structure of bearing assembly 30.
Usually, holding tray 32 can be made of the dissimilar material that intensity and rigidity are enough to bear the revolving force that acts on it.This type of material comprises aluminium, metal, polymer and compound, but is not limited to these.
Refer again to Fig. 1, there is shown the scratch, defective and the relevant flaw that can be used for implementing to remove the storage medium surface and a kind of present institute preferred construction with the device that recovers medium availability is polished and finish grinded on this surface.It is polishing assembly that a kind of structure of this function is provided, and what it was total is represented by label 16.Polishing assembly 16 comprises a rubbing head 50, and this rubbing head can be put the surface that is against storage medium by a support arm assembly 52 in operation, is used to remove the impaired part on media protection surface then and/or this surface is polished.
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of details of a present institute preferred embodiment of expression polishing assembly 16.As shown in the figure, rubbing head 50 comprises a cover cap 54, a torque converter 56 and a polishing disk 58.Cover cap 54 is cylindrical substantially, and it is formed with a through hole 60, the longitudinal axis almost coaxial line of this through hole and cover cap 54.Cover cap 54 also has a plurality of holes 62 that center on the periphery 53 of cover cap 54 and radially be provided with.The suitable stationary device that these holes 62 are used for by formed respective aperture 90 on the polishing disk 58 and any screw 92 shown in Fig. 3 interconnects cover cap 54 and polishing disk 58.Be formed with recess 64 in the hole 60, one of them can see in Fig. 3 that they admit the arm 84 of formed respective shapes on the torque converter 56.
When assembling, torque converter 56 is inserted in the hole 60 of formed respective shapes in the cover cap 54.Cover cap 54 and torque converter 56 are connected in arm component 52 subsequently.For example, in an illustrated embodiment, partly by being formed centrally first hole 68 in the torque converter 56.When can plugging by screwed hole 72 in rotating shaft 106 is contained in first hole 68, the device that first hole 68 provides a usefulness threaded 74 to be connected in arm component 52 shown in Figure 1, this threaded engage with this rotating shaft.Also can use other mode that torque converter 56 is connected in support arm assembly 52.
Polishing disk 58 is configured to and links to each other with cover cap 54 and torque converter 56 is remained in vertical hole 60 of cover cap 54 securely.In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, polishing disk 58 is cylindrical substantially, and is equipped with some threaded connection holes 90.Connecting hole 90 aligns with a plurality of screwed holes 62 on the cover cap 54, and polishing disk 58 can be linked to each other with cover cap 54 by screw 92.Form a depression 94 in the end face of polishing disk 58, its size and dimension is made for and can holds spring 80 ordinatedly and prevent that in rotary course spring 80 from having any sidesway.
Polishing disk 58 has the bottom surface 96 of a substantially flat, and this bottom surface allows difference polishing and the correct grinding material such as polishing pad, sand pad etc. removably to be connected in it.In a kind of structure, bottom surface 96 is stained with a high-density foam pad, and this foam pad is as the bolster between the surface of polishing and correct grinding material and polishing disk 58.Various polishings or correct grinding material adhesion are in this high-density foam pad and remain in it securely.Can will polish and finish grind material with other different structure and be firmly attached to polishing disk 58.For example, can use VELCRO
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According to the kind and the stage of the repair process that is carried out, the bottom surface 96 of polishing disk 58 can connect various types of polishings/correct grinding repair materials.For example, common employed material can be three to nine microns a grinding pad, non-grinding pad (wherein fiber can absorb abrasive solution), 2000 granularities (grit), 100% cotton or bigger sand paper or grinding pad, perhaps other similar material.Preferably, use 2000 granularities or bigger grinding pad in a part of repair process, and can use non-grinding pad in another stage, this non-grinding pad has the fiber that can absorb polishing solution.Other similar material that similar required result can be provided also is suitable, and is familiar with by those skilled in the art.
Usually, rubbing head 50 is made and can be born the revolving force that acts on it in repair process.Rubbing head 50 can be formed by various types of materials, for example comprises aluminium, metal, polymer and compound, but is not limited to these.Preferably, rubbing head 50 is formed by aluminium substantially.
In an illustrated embodiment, polishing assembly 16 also comprises a support arm assembly 52, and this support arm assembly is shown among Fig. 1, and expression in more detail in Figure 4 and 5.Support arm assembly 52 preferably includes and is used for operationally handling polishing assembly and makes polishing disk 58 be resisted against the surface of storage medium and work.In an illustrated embodiment, this manipulation device comprises a motor 100.Yet, be appreciated that the structure that also can use other, comprise hand-crank etc.In a preferred embodiment, support arm assembly 52 also comprises a main body 120 and a hinge 104.In an exemplary embodiment, motor 100 is one can rotate or otherwise operationally handle the motor of polishing assembly 50 in repair process.In a preferred embodiment, this motor is electronic, can produce 1/10-1/25 horsepower, and can be with about 1000 rev/mins (rpm) to about 2500 rev/mins rotational speed rubbing head 50.Motor 100 is cylindrical substantially, and it has a rotating shaft 106 at first end 108, and this rotating shaft is configured to and can links to each other with the hole 68 of aforesaid torque converter 56.In addition, 108 places are provided with a motor flange 110 at first end, and are in order to link to each other with following holding plate 144 and motor 100 is fixed in the main body 120, as described below.Motor flange 110 is formed with flange hole 112, in order to hold the connector 114 such as bolt etc.Motor flange 110 can have other various forms that those skilled in the art are familiar with.In addition, flange hole 112 and connector 114 can resemble the front and change described at connector 92.Be appreciated that motor or drive unit that other are dissimilar also can be used for handling polishing assembly 50.And, can realize with the alternate manner except that rotating the manipulation of polishing assembly.For example, can be with polishing disk with transverse movement rather than with the surface of rotary action in storage medium.
Yet, be appreciated that motor depression 136 with 142 and corresponding holding plate 140 and 144 can have other different size to realize firmly or detachably keeping the function of motor 100 as required, as long as they can cooperatively interact.For example, plate 140 and 144 and 136 and 142 the size and dimension of caving in can change according to the concrete physical arrangement of motor 100.
Referring to Figure 4 and 5, in an alternate embodiments, main body 120 is formed with a recess 148 within it again.Recess 148 can be used to hold one and drives strut 152, and this driving strut is connected in a Linear actuator 150 and by its manipulation, as shown in fig. 1.Mobile main body 120 corresponding mobile that cause of strut 152.When in the closed position, main body 120 is put and is against base plate 14 and seal 24, thereby forms a cavity that seals around the storage medium that is arranged in the holding tray 32.Can realize Electronic Control to Linear actuator 150 and strut 152 by Electronic Control panel 20.Other structure that is appreciated that main body 120, Linear actuator 150 and driving strut 152 also can realize desirable function, i.e. the opening and closing of main body 120.Perhaps, can manually come the action of realization body 120 by the user.
Support arm assembly 52, main body of more specifically saying so 120 and hinge 104 are made for the power that is acted on it by motor 100 of can bearing in the repair process.Thereby main body 102 and hinge 104 can be made by various dissimilar materials, for example comprise aluminium, metal, polymer and compound, but are not limited to these.Preferably, the associated components of main body 102, hinge 104 and support arm assembly 52 is made of aluminium substantially.
As shown in Fig. 1 and 4, hinge 104 is rectangular substantially, and has the upper surface of an arc, to adapt to its hinged (103 among Fig. 1) in main body 120 rotation processes.Be appreciated that the hinge 104 that also can use other different structure, perhaps use allow support arm assembly 52 to open and close and make the structure of rubbing head 50 and the surperficial any similar type that contacts of storage medium.
Next referring to Fig. 6, it shows preferred optical storage media (such as the compact disk) restorative procedure of a kind of present institute in a flowchart.In an illustrated embodiment, though this method is carried out with above-mentioned prosthetic device 10, also can use miscellaneous equipment to implement this method.
Though do not illustrate in the drawings, container 156 and 158 can contain stirrer paddle, and they can be used to keep the temperature of solution in repair process.Preferably, solution passes through the conventional fluid pump 160 shown in Fig. 1 from the bottom extraction of container separately.Except checking fluid level, other initial step corresponding with square frame 200 can comprise with the naked eye examining in the seal 22 whether do not leak.And at step 200 place, the user can be provided with impaired CD 21 or similar optical storage media and be fixed in CD and keep in the assembly 18 in mode described above.
In case suitably configure equipment and make impaired CD 21 location, just repair procedure is shown in inquiry frame 202 and continue.In this step, import a program circuit, wherein the user determines to carry out which kind of operation to impaired CD 21.In this respect, will carry out two operations to impaired CD usually.First is that defective or scratch are removed process, and it is the series of steps from functional block 204 beginnings.Second is correct grinding or polishing process, and it is the series of steps from functional block 212 beginnings.Usually, earlier CD is carried out the defective or the scratch removal part of this process, and then the correct grinding of the process of carrying out or polishing part.But, according to the situation of optical disc surface, the situation of polishing/finish grinding the part process can only be arranged.
Like this, if determine at first to remove a part of protective surface of CD at step 202 place, then the user is with execution in step 204.In this step, the CD surface is lubricated, damage or scratch to prevent surperficial polished 50 of CD 21.In an illustrated embodiment, the lubricant that puts on optical disc surface is the deionized water from container 158.For example, the lubricant with scheduled volume is pumped into holding tray 32 and the surface of covering CD from container 158.Can use other different surface lubricant, as long as they can prevent that 21 polished 50 of CD from damaging or scratch.
In case proper lubrication optical disc surface, just execution in step 206.In this step, rubbing head 50 is equipped with a defective removes grinding pad (not shown), puts then on the surface that is against CD 21.This for example is to realize by support arm assembly 52 being utilized hinge 104 move into the closed position.This can manually be finished by the user, or finishes by the automatic motion of Linear actuator 150, as previously described.Therefore, just rubbing head 50 is put and be against on the CD.
In case rubbing head 50 put be against optical disc surface, just execution in step 208, it comprises rotates rubbing head 50.In one embodiment, this is to realize with the motor 100 of main part 120 inside that are positioned at support arm assembly 52.As previously discussed, can use and to work under about 1/10 to 1/25 horsepower and can under about 1000 rev/mins to 2500 rev/mins rotating speeds, rotate any motor of rubbing head 50.Along with the rotation of rubbing head 50, the dynamic CD of acting on and being connected between the grinding-material of rubbing head 50 bottoms makes CD rotate along the rotation direction in contrast to rubbing head 50.This working method is shown among Fig. 7.Along with the rotation of rubbing head 50 and CD, the sub-fraction protective layer of CD is removed.Though can work under different rotating speeds, in a preferred embodiment, the rubbing head 50 in this step rotates down about 1000 rev/mins rotating speed.And, when rubbing head 50 rotates, preferably constantly deionized water (or lubricant of equivalence) stream is injected on the surface of CD, to prevent extra breaking-up or scratch.The rubbing head 50 that rotates acts on optical disc surface, eliminates any scratch or relevant surfaces flaw up to getting rid of enough plastics protective surfaces.In case get rid of an amount of protective layer, just execution in step 208, remove the grinding and polishing medium from rubbing head 50, and lubricant is removed from the CD surface.Then, process continues shown in functional block 210.
At process steps 210 places, also do not finish if start from the polishing and the correct grinding step at functional block 212 places, then process continues in step 212 place.
At step 212 place, to CD surface lubrication/coating one polishing solution.In a preferred embodiment, this polishing solution can be formed the liquid of CD surface finish when polishing pad (not shown) rotates or otherwise operates against the CD surface by a kind of.For example, this solution can be made of a kind of Merlon polishing agent of optical-grade, such as the aluminium dioxide solution with about 1.7 micron particles.Also can use such other solution, as long as particle diameter is about 1.5 microns to 4.5 microns.
As the front, in an illustrated embodiment, this lubricant is the solution in the container 158, and it puts on the surface of CD 21 by a pump 160.
In case optical disc surface has been applied polishing solution substantially, just execution in step 214.In this step, a soft non-grinding and polishing pad (not shown) is fixed in the surface of rubbing head 50.Next, the surface that is against CD is put with the polishing pad that is connected in the surface of rubbing head 50.The executive mode of this step is basic with above described identical at step 206.Be against CD in case rubbing head 50 is put,, limit at step 206 as the front just make rubbing head 50 rotate (or otherwise operation).Equally, though can work under different rotating speeds, in a preferred embodiment, the rubbing head in this step rotates down about 2000 rev/mins rotating speed.Polishing solution is added to the surface of CD, forms a new protective layer of desired thickness up to there being enough amounts to put on CD.In case finished polishing/correct grinding step, process just continues at step 216 place.
In a preferred embodiment, step 216 comprises CD is cleaned in a deionization water-bath.This deionized water can be removed after finishing defective removal and polishing step may stay the lip-deep any residual particles of CD.In another embodiment, remove residual particles, and carry out second polishing step with one 100% a cotton and a selectable polishing material with deionized water.For example, employed polishing agent can be Enviro-Guard Wash ' N Dry in this second polishing step
TMProduct.Also can use the polishing agent of other similar type.
The present invention can implement with other particular form, and does not break away from its spirit or substantive characteristics.Described embodiment should think in every respect and only is exemplary and not restrictive.Therefore, scope of the present invention is limited by appended claims rather than above description.Any variation that drops in claims implication and the equivalency range should be included within its scope.
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1. prosthetic device that is used for removing the existing blemish of optical storage media top coat, described prosthetic device comprises:
One holding tray, its inner size and dimension are made for detachably holds described optical storage media;
One bearing assembly, it is operably connected to described holding tray and allows described holding tray freely to rotate when described optical storage media is contained in wherein;
One can hold the fluid sealing depression of described holding tray and described bearing assembly, and the described optical storage media that is contained in the described holding tray can be arranged to and fluid repair materials fluid communication at least in part;
Thereby at least a portion top coat of removing described optical storage media is removed existing device to the small part defective in the described top coat; And
Described optical storage media end face is polished device with the availability of recovering described optical storage media.
2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, it also is included as the device that described holding tray, described surface removal device and described burnishing device provide structure support.
3. device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described structure support device forms one and holds at least a inner shell device that is used to repair the fluid repair materials of described optical storage media.
4. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, it also comprises carries out electronically controlled electronic-controlled installation to the operation of described surface removal device and described burnishing device.
5. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described surface removal device and burnishing device comprise:
One rubbing head, its surface optionally connects repair materials, and described repair materials comprises at least a in the following material: grinding-material and polishing material; And
Operationally handle the described rubbing head at least a portion surface that is resisted against described optical storage media and the device of the repair materials that selectivity connects.
6. device as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described surface removal device and burnishing device comprise that also one has the support arm assembly of an inner shell, the size and dimension of described inner shell is made for and can holds described rubbing head and described rubbing head manipulation device, and described support arm assembly is connected in an area supported movably and make described support arm assembly can be used for the described repair materials that described rubbing head is connected with selectivity is optionally put at least a portion surface that is against described optical storage media.
7. device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described rubbing head manipulation device is made of a motor, and it can rotate the described rubbing head at least a portion surface that is resisted against described optical storage media and the described repair materials that selectivity connects.
8. device as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the rotation that described rubbing head is resisted against described optical storage media surface makes described holding tray and described optical storage media rotate along the direction of rotating in contrast to described rubbing head.
9. method that is used to remove the defective on optical storage media surface said method comprising the steps of:
Make described optical storage media location and the surface of described optical storage media is communicated with a lubricant fluid;
Operation be resisted against described optical storage media the surface one grind repair materials, be removed to the small part surface and and then remove existing defective in the described surface;
Remove the lubricant that contacts with described optical storage media surface;
Make described optical storage media location and make the surface and a polishing solution fluid communication of described optical storage media; And
The non-grinding and polishing medium that operation is resisted against the surface of described optical storage media reaches one period that is enough to increase on described optical storage media surface a new protective layer.
10. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, it also comprises after defective removal and polishing step removes the step of staying the lip-deep any residual particles of described optical storage media.
11. method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, the step of described removal residual particles comprises with a group water solution cleans described optical storage media surface.
12. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, it also comprises the step of polishing described optical storage media surface with a polishing medium.
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